Borealis
Gallup Canada
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2019-10-11
This Gallup poll aims to collect the opinions of Canadians on issues mainly of a political nature. This survey questions the respondent on their opinions about political parties and leaders, and other issues of importance to government and Canada as a whole. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic, and social variables. Topics of interest include: which people in the world are admired most; whether Canada should recognize the communist government in China; defence policy; Diefenbaker's performance as the leader of the opposition; whether Easter should be held on a fixed date; federal elections; inflation predictions; labour leaders' wisdom; whether the Liberal party should unite with the NDP; Pearson's performance as Prime Minister; preferred political parties; sex education in highschool; unemployment predictions; union membership; the vote of confidence in Diefenbaker by the Conservative party; and voting behaviour. Basic demographics variables are also included.